Car clubs offer a smart alternative to car ownership. Many organisations spend a significant amount on long term car hire, pool cars, company cars and taxis to enable their employees to move between sites and attend meetings. A car club can provide a more efficient, and therefore a cheaper, way of using vehicles.
Car clubs give residents and businesses access to a car when they need one, without having to pay for one when they don't. This means that members don't have to pay insurance, tax, petrol or maintenance costs for a car that is used infrequently. Vehicles are parked in reserved parking spaces, close to homes and workplaces.
Research shows that car club members who previously owned a car reduce their overall travel and cut their car mileage by more than half, making greater use of public transport, cycling and walking. One car club vehicle replaces up to twenty private cars. This has big implications for the city in terms of improving air quality, people's health and reducing congestion.
Consult our Travel Plan Pack information sheet for more on how car clubs can benefit your organisation.
30.12.2010
Liverpool Primary Care Trust can help you get back on your bike even if you haven't cycled for a while.
01.03.2010
Merseyside Transport Partnership (MTP) has awarded £25,000 funding to a new pilot project, which will offer a six-month training course in bike maintenance and repairs.